What relevant goals (e.g. content standards, course or program objectives, learning outcomes) will this design address?
Understandings:
Students will understand that . . .
• What are the big ideas?
• What specific understandings about them are desired?
• What misunderstandings are predictable?
Essential Questions:
• What provocative questions will foster inquiry, understanding, and transfer of learning?
Essential Background:
• What background knowledge and skills will students need to have or be brought up to speed on and how will this be done?
Students will know . . .
• What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
• What should they eventually be able to so as a result of such knowledge and skills?
Students will be able to know . . .
Think of these as secondary skills / content
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks:
• Through what authentic performance tasks will students demonstrate the desired understandings?
• By what criteria will performances of understanding be judged?
Other Evidence:
• Through what other evidence (e.g. quizzes, tests, academic prompts, observations, homework, journals) will students demonstrate achievement of the desired results?
• How will students reflect upon and self-assess their learning?
Stage 3 - Learning Plan
Learning Activities:
What learning experiences and instruction will enable students to achieved the desired results?
Grade & Title
Stage 1 - Desired Results
Establish Goals:
What relevant goals (e.g. content standards, course or program objectives, learning outcomes) will this design address?Understandings:
Students will understand that . . .
• What are the big ideas?• What specific understandings about them are desired?
• What misunderstandings are predictable?
Essential Questions:
• What provocative questions will foster inquiry, understanding, and transfer of learning?Essential Background:
• What background knowledge and skills will students need to have or be brought up to speed on and how will this be done?Students will know . . .
• What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?• What should they eventually be able to so as a result of such knowledge and skills?
Students will be able to know . . .
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks:
• Through what authentic performance tasks will students demonstrate the desired understandings?• By what criteria will performances of understanding be judged?
Other Evidence:
• Through what other evidence (e.g. quizzes, tests, academic prompts, observations, homework, journals) will students demonstrate achievement of the desired results?• How will students reflect upon and self-assess their learning?
Stage 3 - Learning Plan
Learning Activities:
What learning experiences and instruction will enable students to achieved the desired results?Links: